Free PC Benchmarking Tools: 3DMark, PCMark

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Today's Picks 3DMark Basic Version: 11 v1.02 File Size: 287125 License: Free Operating System: Windows Vista,Windows 7 As a free tool that can gauge the worthiness of your graphics card, 3DMark Basic does the job and takes little time or effort to run--and it might point out, as it did for me, an easily correctable oversight that was hindering performance. - Ian Harac Share: Read more and download this software » PCMark Basic Version: 7 File Size: 313500 License: Free Operating System: Windows 7 PCMark 7 Basic is a free benchmarking tool intended for systems running Windows 7. It tests many aspects of performance, including video, Web speed, and disk access, and turns the results into a "score" that you can show to all your friends or use to justify the purchase of a new computer. - Ian Harac Share: Read more and download this software » Downloads: Editor's Collection Free Downloads to Make Use of PC Idle TimeStepping away from your PC? 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